IMAGING OF MAGNETIC FIELD DISTRIBUTION USING THIN-LAYER MAGNETIC RESONANCE METHOD

Ivan Frollo – Peter Andris – Vladimír Juráš – Zuzana Majdišová

   Imaging of magnetic field distribution using thin-layer magnetic resonance methods on physical and biological samples has been performed. The resulting image represents the magnetic susceptibility distribution in the sample. An NMR imaging method susceptible to the inhomogeneity of magnetic field Gradient Echo was used. Since the investigated physical or biological samples did not generate any NMR signal, a homogeneous phantom was used - a container filled with water - as a reference medium. An image acquired by this method is actually a projection of the sample properties onto the homogeneous phantom. The method could be applied in nanotechnology, microelectronics and especially in the biological and medical sciences e.g. for drugs delivery monitoring.

Keywords: magnetic field distribution, magnetic liquids, magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic susceptibility

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